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What's the state of after-school transportation at Philadelphia Performing Arts CS?
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Enrollment
2,572
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA PERFORMING ARTS CS·NCES 420007400529
Philadelphia Performing Arts CS
2600 S Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 · (215) 551-4000 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,572 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
169 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
1,827 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 279 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 207 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 224 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 209 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 212 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 175 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 193 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 162 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 185 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (279) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (215).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,572
-23 (-1%) vs 2020
+757% since 2000-01, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,572 | 169 | 15.2:1 | 71% (1,827) |
| 2023-24 | 2,600 | 181 | 14.4:1 | 70% (1,827) |
| 2022-23 | 2,721 | 166 | 16.4:1 | 62% (1,684) |
| 2020-21 | 2,595 | 165 | 15.7:1 | 56% (1,462) |
| 2017-18 | 2,430 | 161 | 15.1:1 | 61% (1,488) |
| 2015-16 | 2,154 | 121 | 17.8:1 | 44% (938) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 44% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Philadelphia Performing Arts CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,430 to 2,572); teachers up 5% (161 to 169).
About Philadelphia Performing Arts CS
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Philadelphia County, Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a combined-grade school. The school had 2,572 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for combined schools in Pennsylvania is about 1,819, so this school runs 41% above that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At Philadelphia Performing Arts CS, the largest share of students is Black, at 34%. After that, the student body is 28% White, 15% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1 at Philadelphia Performing Arts CS, with 169 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 71%. Compared with the 95% average for public schools in Philadelphia County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is A-. Compared with Pennsylvania public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Philadelphia Performing Arts CS's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 47.1%. Philadelphia Performing Arts CS scores 46.2%, within a point of that line.
Federal survey data for Philadelphia County show that the median household income is $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, enrolling about 182,005 students in all.
The nearest public school is Jenks Abram School, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is City: Large. Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 2,572, starting from 2,595.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Philadelphia Performing Arts CS covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Philadelphia Performing Arts CSHow large is Philadelphia Performing Arts CS?
Philadelphia Performing Arts CS enrolls approximately 2,572 students in grades KG-12.
Is Philadelphia Performing Arts CS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Philadelphia Performing Arts CS have?
Philadelphia Performing Arts CS employs 169 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Philadelphia Performing Arts CS?
Student demographics at Philadelphia Performing Arts CS are roughly 28% White, 15% Hispanic, 34% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Philadelphia Performing Arts CS public or private?
Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Philadelphia Performing Arts CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.